Going to Court for Animal Rights

Documentary of the Week | May 27, 2016

Steve Wise is a crusading attorney trying to change human minds over animal rights. In the documentary "Unlocking the Cage," filmmakers DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project as they file a lawsuit on behalf of four chimpanzees held captive in New York state.

— Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen  

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